I made one of these for a 1928 526 years ago. The original was steel and badly pitted. I measured the diameter and tried to find a piece of wire to match. To my surprise, the wire handle on a 5 gallon paint can was an almost perfect match.
I used the original as a pattern. Heat the steel up a little and you will find it easier to bend.

I have owned a 1939 120 sedan for over 40 years. It has the 282 ci with OD.
I have driven it thousands of miles. It has been driven from Colorado to both coasts. My last long trip was to Yellowstone NP (1000+ mile Round trip, picture of Packard in front of Lake Yellowstone Hotel).

I can drive the Packard for hours at 65 mph. It is just loafing along.
I can drive it at 75 mph for over and hour but it will slowly start to heat up. If I slow down to 65, the temp will drop back to normal again.
I once drove it briefly at 95 mph just to see what it could do.

Another speed story: I had a friend named Sarah who owned a 1937 120 Convertible Sedan. In her garage, she had a framed traffic ticket that she got for driving over 80mph in a 65 mph zone.

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The 54 Patrician looks like a nice car for the price. Mechanical issues are the least expensive thing to fix compared to body/paint/upholstery/chrome issues. It even looks like it has good tires.

I have added a starter button to my 53 Cavalier. My carb starter switch has become stuck more than once and adding the auxiliary button was simple. I mounted it on the lower lip of the instrument panel near the steering column. Add a short wire from the key switch to the button and a wire from the button through the firewall to the solenoid and you are done.

BTW, I never heard this car run or my 54 either. I always plan to tear the engine down on any car that has sat for years.

1955 Grille emblem for senior cars

Gold Ring is in good condition.
The "V" has a couple of dings as shown. Don't know if the "V" is usable.
The coat of arms badge is missing.

$25 plus shipping from Colorado

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This item is sold.
Thanks for looking

Four pages:
Two of General Instructions
Two of Packard specific instructions

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The seal is a 1/16" thick piece of hard rubber. It is flat with no rib around the edge. Picture shows dimensions

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I bought four Diamondback tires from Performance Plus in 2020. They shipped them from California to Colorado free. Fast shipping and no problems.

New spotlight bracket in box marked:
No. 42
Unity Spotlight
Door Mounting Bracket
1951-1952 Packard

Includes mounting hardware and instructions
should fit all 1951-56

$40

PM me if interested

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